JACARANDA RESTAURANT

19 E MAIN ST, AVON PARK, Highlands County. DBPR licence 3800028. 8 inspection visits from 2023-12-20 to 2026-02-26.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-02-26: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic violations

4 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Highlands County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Highlands County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-02-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	5	0.82	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-09-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-09-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	0	4	0.82	7 areas 01 Approved source 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-05-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	3	1.24	7 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2024-09-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-09-03	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	3	1.24	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-03-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	5	1.17	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	3	1.17	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.